Flickr Inspiration: Malabrigo

June 27, 2008

I’ve been reading knitting blogs longer than I’ve been knitting this second time around. In fact, it was a blog that inspired me to pick up the needles again after an almost 10 year break (thank you, Crazy Aunt Purl!). During the last three to four years, I’ve read dozens of knitting blogs, and just when I thought I had found them all, I stumbled across one this week that not only has been around for years, but has a faithful following: The ADD Knitter.

How have I missed this blog all this time? Not only is she fun to read, I absolutley adore her taste in yarn and projects. So much so, I’m trying to decide if I want to brave the potential rain-showers and Chicago Taste-goers to head down to Loopy Yarns this afternoon for a little stash enhancement. Hmmmm….

I was reading The ADD Knitter’s archives, and discovered something else that flew under my radar: Malabrigo March, which was (of course) in March. Apparently there was a Ravelry group of Malabrigo yarn devotees, who knit projects in the extremely popular yarn all month. I admit that I have never used Malabrigo in a project, but after seeing some of the gorgeous colors and projects, I’m dying to give it a try.

I mean, look at these photos. Gorgeous!

1. Malabrigo Dream II, 2. Malabrigo strikes again!, 3. Pop Scarf in Malabrigo Merino Worsted, 4. coffee + malabrigo = yummy, 5. Malabrigo Polygala, 6. Malabrigo Indecieta swatch close up, 7. Hanami Stole in Malabrigo laceweight Velvet Grapes, 8. Malabrigo Scarf, 9. Malabrigo Lace

I have a feeling I’ll probably be heading to Loopy Yarns after all, no matter how much rain or how many tourists I have to deal with. Yowza, that’s some pretty yarn.

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